Police Tuesday night said a report of shots fired near Pearl Street was unfounded.

At 9:15 p.m. three police cars and a police SUV, all with their lights off, were parked at the intersection of Pearl and Proctor streets, an area with a small apartment building and several single-family homes.

Police spokesman Lt. Ron Brandolini Tuesday at 10:15 p.m. said the call to police, which came at 8:53 p.m., proved not to be true.

As they searched, police said the area was still dangerous because the gun hadn't been located.

Another police cruiser was parked nearby, in a parking lot near the intersection of Proctor and Franklin streets.